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post #11 of 20
6/13/12 at 9:28pm
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Any tips on TV-cards and how to connect them?
I tried to google it to see if you would have to split the coax cable before it goes into the TW-box or run a cable from the TW-box (antenna out) to the HTPC?
Or will the coax cable which comes out of the wall go into the TV-card and from the TV-card to the cable-box.
Does that make sence...?

You might want to look into HDHomerun Prime and Ceton infinitv.
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post #12 of 20
6/13/12 at 10:33pm
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Finally I found some more info on the whole TV-card issue.
The TW-box would have to been between the wall and the HTPC, but than you're stuck with the channel selected on the box. Without the box you're stuck with about 6 standard channels.

Anyway. I would need a CableCARD from Time Warner to get that to work on my HTPC.

So this question is *SOLVED*
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post #13 of 20
6/14/12 at 7:33pm
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Can someone help me with picking a motherboard.

After a lot of reading I ended up looking into Gigabyte (ATX) motherboards. I have a slight preference for intel (which is based on my experience with AMD about 10 years ago, when they were noisy and slower than intel)

I would like to spend about 120 dollars on the motherboard.
Listed are a few I found on amazon. Any tips? Or maybe better alternatives?


Thanks
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post #14 of 20
6/14/12 at 7:52pm
Here is a site that i found useful when I was building my HTPC. AssassinHtpcBlog

Hope this helps...
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post #15 of 20
6/15/12 at 4:46pm
Here are a few things that would go great in a HTPC
[*] 2TB Samsung F4 for - $99.99
[*]Intel Core i3-2120- $109.99

Maybe you could save a few dollars so you could use it towards SSD drive or a nicer looking HTPC case.
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post #16 of 20
6/15/12 at 5:52pm
OP, I'd go with an mATX motherboard and case. I'm not a fan of the nmediapc case aesthetics. This is much cleaner looking. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163174

If you could get by with an mITX and 2.5" HDD's, this Lian Li is probably one of the slickest HTPC cases I've seen. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112357

As for CPU, you would be much better off with an Ivy Bridge CPU, if you're going to use the integrated graphics for video playback or QuickSync. Intel said the 24p playback issue is barely noticeably with Ivy Bridge integrated (source, paragraphs 4-5 http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/10/10/all-about-ivy-bridge/6 ). Beyond that, if you want to do video encoding with QuickSync, you'll get something like 50% faster encoding speeds. And image quality is up (of course, gaming performance as well), if you ever did want to do some very lightweight gaming on integrated. That said, i5-3570K and a Z77 motherboard would be a decent combo. I'd wait for the i3's to release in a week or 2 if you wanted to save some money (there will be an i3 for ~$135 with HD 4000).

Quicksync benchmarks here - clearly it's the fastest. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ivy-bridge-benchmark-core-i7-3770k,3181-7.html

For the RAM, I'd go with Samsung 8GB DDR3 1600 for the same price. No need for heatsinks on this RAM, 30nm so it uses less voltage and runs cooler, and if you wanted, you could easily overclock it past 2000mhz. Basically it's the best RAM anywhere near it's price. http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0380720
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post #17 of 20
6/15/12 at 6:29pm
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Thx jrbroad77 for the interesting info!!!
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post #18 of 20
6/15/12 at 6:39pm
I just recently build a HTPC out of my last gaming rig. One thing to keep in mind is the PSU. I didn't see you list one here, but make sure it has a very high efficiency rating (less heat/less noise). That is the one weak spot of my HTPC. The psu is crap and makes more noise than my case fans. I am looking into picking up a fanless PSU for an ultra quite box.

I have TWC as well if you have any questions prior to set up.
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post #19 of 20
6/15/12 at 8:36pm
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I'm actually starting to consider getting rid of TWC completely (except internet of course) and only use HULU, Netflix, and downloads.
Could save us about 80 dollars a month.

Has anyone done that and how do you like it?
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post #20 of 20
6/15/12 at 10:06pm
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Originally Posted by dB79 View Post

I'm actually starting to consider getting rid of TWC completely (except internet of course) and only use HULU, Netflix, and downloads.
Could save us about 80 dollars a month.
Has anyone done that and how do you like it?

There's a whole thread about it tongue.gif

http://www.overclock.net/t/1143827/who-has-cut-the-cord-and-no-longer-paying-for-cable/0_30
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